Counter-seat



(No Model.)

J. PULLEN.v

COUNTER SEAT.

No. 271,511. Patented Ja.11.30, 1888.

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JOSEPH PULLEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO GUS- TAVE JENIFER, OF SAME PLACE, ILLINOIS.

AND HENRY H. EVANS, OF AURORA,

COUNTER-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,511, dated January 30, 1883.

Application filed September 4, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be'it known that I, JosEPH PULLEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the countv of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented an Improvement in Counter-Seats, of which thefollowing is aspecification, to wit:

My invention relates to folding seats for use in stores and similar places where it is desired to economize room; and it consists in a system of lazy-tongs having one end pivoted in a bracket adapted to be secured to a counter or wall, and carrying a seat horizontally pivoted in such a manner that-it may be turned down to allow the device to swing'back close against said counter or wall, and thus take up no room when not in use, substantially as will be hereinafter more specifically described and claimed.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to whichmy invention pertains to avail themselves of the benefits of the same, 1 will now proceedto describe its construction and operation, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the device, showing the extension-arm drawn back and seat folded. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device extended and seat in position for occupation;

and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, showing the seat and its supporting devices in vertical section.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Arepresentsabracket,which may be screwed to a counter, wall, or other place from which the seat is to be swung, and provided with two lugs, a a, in which is pivoted a vertical bar, B, as shown. The bar B is slotted almost its entire length, and between 'the sides thus formed are pivoted the ends of the extensionarm O, which is of the variety technically termed lazy-tongs. The lower side of the lazy-tongs arm is secured by-a pivot, free to move, in a short vertical slot, 1), in the arm B. The other end of the arm 0 is pivoted in a double or slotted bar, D, similar to the bar B, and the upper sitle of the lazy-tongs is secured by a pivot moving in a short vertical slot, d. The upper end of the bar D is enlarged and provided with a transverse hole, d, one end of which is enlarged and made square, as seen in Fig. 3, to receive a bolt, E, having a square end, 0, to fit the socket (l. The other end of the bolt E is supported by a brace, F, extendingvupward from the lower end of the bar D. The center of the rod E is squared a short distance, as seen at e in Fig. 3, and clasped by a similarly-t'ormed socket, G, Secured to the bottom of the seat H. The seat is preferably cutaway or recessed on its under side, as seen in Fig. 3, to allow it to sit closer to its supporting devices. Around the bolt E, between the bar D and the socket or casting G, I place a coiled spring, I, one end of which bears against the bar D and the other is secured in the head of a screw,i, passing through the bolt. I

It will be seen that when the seat is to be used it is-drawn out from the wall or counter and swung in its pivots in the bracket A to any desired position. As the lazy-tongs is drawn out its width contracts, and the pivots slide up and down in the slots 1) d to the position shown in Fig. 2, the length of these slots determining the extent to which the extension-arm may go. The seatH isnow pushed back, carrying with it the bolt E, until its square head is clear of the socket at, when the seat is turned to a horizontal position and the spring I throws the boltforward until its head enters the square socket d and locks the seat firmly in position. When not in use the operation of folding is just the reverse of that described, and it will be seen that the seat H is locked by the square spring-bolt and socket in either a raised or lowered position.

This seat is very simple and inexpensive, and may be upholstered in any style and used to advantage in any place where economy of 0 space is an object. When attached to a desk or usedin an ofh'ee it will be found convenient to supply the seat with a pivot or revolving auxiliary top, such as is often used on office stools and'chairs.

Having thus fully described my invention,

Letters Patent, ispresence of two witnesses.

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by 1 In testimony whereof I afllx my signature in A folding store-seat, consisting essentially of the bracket A, pivoted lazy-tongs (J, soek- J OSEPII PULLEN. eted bar D, brace F, and seat H, provided with the square-headed spring-bolt E, all con- \Vitnesses:

FRANK JOHNSON.

strueted and arranged to operate substantially W. G. 1\I(JARTIIUR, as and for the purpose described. 

